Israel’s Defense Is Not a Right
Whenever Israel talks of its security, it declares that it is has a right to defense, that is an axiomatic error. It is time to change the narrative.
Neirot
Sleep in the Sukka
Between warmth and cold
The Sukka and Anger
The 4th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, had an assistant named Yosef Mordechai—who also served his father, the Tzemach Tzedek.[1] Once, this Yosef Mordechai, having become agitated in the kitchen, angrily entered the...
Different Songs
The following statement about song was made by the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn:[1] The “voice awakens intent” is a statement expressed in various places[2]: “The chassidim of the Alter Rebbe, the...
Parshat Ha-azinu – Close to Heaven
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This week’s parsha begins (Devarim 32:1) “Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! And let the earth hear the words of my mouth!” The Sifri on this points out...
Parshat Ha-azinu – The Blessings on Torah Study
To view as a Designed and Printable PDF, click here. In this week’s parsha is expressed the obligation to make a blessing before the commencement of Torah study. This sicha analyzes this obligation...
No Time to Sin
The verse (Vayikra 23:40) states concerning the taking of the four species on the first day of Sukkot: “And you shall take for yourselves on the first day, the fruit of the hadar tree,...
Muzzle Your Dog
A person’s heart can at times be compared to a dog. Just as one must muzzle their dog so that it will not do harm, so too, must an individual muzzle their heart. ...
Two Educators
A person must have two educators: One who sees all his faults and fixes them and another that sees all his good and amplifies them. – Reb Mendel Futerfas
